Gallery of Past Work

The objects shown here represent a body of hand forged work by Artisan Blacksmith
Darrell Markewitz that stretches back over 30 years. One of the dominant
stresses to all my one of a kind pieces has been the individual designs. To
speed up your trip, the objects have been loosely grouped by type, each group
with its own page.

Explore and Discover!
Individual objects may appear in more than one section

This is the heart of the operation - the forge itself. You can clearly see
the 225 lb 'London' pattern anvil that is the main work surface. The primary
forge is made of a cast fire box set in a metal table. Although it still burns
coal, the air supply is an electric blower with both a motor control and a sliding
gate to modify the air volume (thus heat.) Note the sliding hood suspended from
the ceiling - it can drop right down to the table and there is a large extraction
fan mounted on the roof to force out the smoke. The shop also has polishing
and grinding equipment, band saw, and drill press. Welding can be done with
either the arc welder, MIG arc, or an oxy/propane torch system. Large forgings
are handled with a 50 lb air operated power hammer with the required large air
compressor. The air system also allows for spray painting and sand blasting
as well. There are also two gas forges (on propane) for production work and
large forgings.

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